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Study in a Horsebox Issue 228 Winter 2005 2 SESAME 228 Winter 2005 %XVLQHVVRSSRUWXQLW\ sesame Reaching the Open University community worldwide • sesame awards: help us find the stars Study in a horsebox Issue 228 Winter 2005 2 SESAME 228 Winter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inter 2005 SESAME 228 3 COMMENT CONTENTS News round-up Pages 4 - 8 Letters Pages 10 -11 Your views Have books will travel Page 12 SIMPLYTHE BEST Study in a horsebox F you’re one of the thousands who’re waiting with bated breath for your exam results, we Students at the final frontier Page 13 The space university hope when the news comes it will be good. This year you have something extra to look Iforward to: for the first time the university will be making available personalised feedback, TV tuition is a rough business Pages 14 -15 albeit limited, on your exam performance (see story page 22). This is something students have AL turns presenter been wanting for a long time; we at sesame will be interested to hear what you think of it. You only have 28 days after your results become available to view it, so don’t forget. And then Get the inside information Page 16 enjoy your well-earned rest before plunging into your next course – and if you still haven’t How to choose a course chosen that, turn to page 16 for some advice. Seeking out Busby’s babes Pages 18 - 19 And should you need something more than the sesame crossword to keep your brain ticking The golden era of Man U over during the festive season, turn to page 6 and read about the new sesame Student Awards. In the next issue of sesame we’ll be giving you the opportunity to nominate someone – a fellow sesame reader survey Pages 20 - 21 student, family member or friend, or even yourself – for these Awards which aim to reflect just What you said how much and in how many different ways OU students are achievers. And even if you don’t More exam feedback Page 22 send in a nomination you can be part of the celebrations – more details in future sesames. Your performance online And finally, to all our readers, many thanks for your letters and comments throughout the year. We wish you all a merry Christmas – or happy holiday – and a very happy New Year. OU angels Page 23 Yvonne Cook, Editor Education in medicine From minor to major Pages 24 - 25 OU in the community A fly on the wall Page 26 David Attenborough’s creepy crawly TV show Gift of the Greeks Pages 27 - 29 New courses Those who can, tutor Pages 30 - 31 Could you become an Associate Lecturer? World wide web Pages 32 - 33 Careers in Information Technology The Interview Page 35 It’s health and media for hospital DJ Crossword Page 36 WITH THIS ISSUE – Page 37 OU STUDENT Mixed blessings – A round-up of the Open University Students Association’s latest activities The sesame Student Awards will take place in London in 2006 Image: Visit London Editor: Yvonne Cook Published by: The Open University. sesame email: [email protected] The Open University, Walton Hall, telephone: +44 (0)1908 653011 The editorial content of this magazine was Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA correct at the time of going to press. No part email: [email protected] Assistant Editor: Sheila Forman of this publication may be reproduced in any telephone: +44 (0)1908 653761 email: [email protected] form without the prior permission of the website: www.open.ac.uk/sesame telephone: +44 (0)1908 653761 publishers. Printed by: Artisan Press, Leicester Creative Director: Maxine France Views expressed in articles are those of ISSN: 0267-033X email: [email protected] the contributors and not necessarily of telephone: +44 (0)1908 652585 sesame or The Open University. Advertising: McMillan-Scott Publication of an advertisment or loose email: [email protected] or Head of Publications: Debbie Dixon insert in sesame does not imply Open email: [email protected] email: [email protected] University recognition or approval of the telephone: +44 (0)20 7878 2300 telephone: +44 (0)1908 652451 goods or services advertised. 4 SESAME 228 Winter 2005 Winter 2005 SESAME 228 5 More news online at More news online at PVC’S VIEW NEWS www.open.ac.uk/sesame www.open.ac.uk/sesame NEWS Yes, you can trust the tables NONE of us believe in league tables. Scientists find new More cash for worse off They first entered the university world in the early 1990s. The agents of N a move welcomed by The Open University, government is students who do not have access to the same loans and other support change were two forms of external way to locate North putting an extra £40 million into supporting part-time study over that full-timers do. assessment: the teaching of individual Ithe next two years, targeted at students from groups which are Following the series of government announcements the OU now departments was measured by the underrepresented in higher education. says its fees will rise by seven per cent next year, which is considerably Quality Assurance Agency and their Sea oil reserves The funding boost, which will be shared between the OU and other less than the ‘top up’ fees rises planned by many full-time universities. research by the Research Assessment part-time education providers, was announced on 4 November and Speaking on 4 November the OU’s Vice-Chancellor Brenda Gourley Exercise. Neither measure was intended RESEARCHERS based at the ago without being trapped. comes on top of an enhanced support package for part-time students said: “The extra £40 million announced today, in addition to the recent to be used to create national rankings Open University and the Many things need to be announced by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly on 18 October. support package for part-time students on low incomes, gives us a of departments or universities, but the University of Aberdeen have in place to trap enough oil Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding real opportunity to extend educational opportunity and promote educational press soon found means of found a way to improve the in the reservoir to Council for England, said on 4 November: “Today’s announcement social justice.” compiling and publishing tables. odds on finding undersea make drilling economically demonstrates our continued commitment to the importance of The Open University Students Association has joined forces with reservoirs of oil off the north worthwhile. part-time study.” But the long-term impact on fees for OU and other the National Union of Students to campaign on behalf of part-time Pernicious coast of the UK. The new technique involves part-time students is not yet clear. students. OUSA’s President Joan Jones told sesame she still has a These had pernicious effects. They The scientists have measuring the age of a Before the announcements were made, the ‘major concern for those students who are just simplified the complex work of developed a new technique mineral, potassium feldspar, OU had been appealing to government to make “I still have a major concern for above the threshold for support and who may teaching and research into crude that can help to predict which is present as a natural sure part-time higher education providers did students just above the threshold” still face significantly increased fees’. numerical scores. They encouraged Sandstone reservoir rock which rocks are most likely cement in many oil reservoirs not lose out next year, when full-time “I am pleased that our university will benefit vice-chancellors to pursue marginal to contain oil, and have (see the electron microscope rocks,” says Dr Simon Kelley, institutions will be boosting their income by charging their students from the extra £40million announced by the government. However, at improvements in their rankings rather successfully demonstrated image, right). When the at The Open University’s “top-up” fees (see sesame 227 p 5). The extra funds just announced the moment I have so few details it’s hard to know exactly how this will than the delivery of the mission of their new technique on cement also contains bubbles CEPSAR research centre, will enable the OU to increase the level of fee grant payable to students be allocated and what it will really mean for our students,” she said. their institutions. Ingenious effort was sandstone rocks found deep of oil, it pinpoints the time “but it’s also essential on low incomes from £590 to £750 per 60-point course from 2006. “It may sound a lot of money but when you consider that it has to be invested, not in improving the lot of beneath the seafloor between when oil passed through the information for the oil It will also have more money available for discretionary grants that distributed across the sector and the OU estimated that students, but in manipulating the the Shetland Isles and Faroes. rock, and allows geologists industry in searching for universities can give to part-time students through their Access to comparatively it would be under-resourced by £34million a year by scoring system. So we deplore them. to determine which areas future sources.” Learning Fund, and for the first time it will be allowed to use this Fund 2008/09, it doesn’t seem quite such a big amount.
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